Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Oreochromis ismailiaensis (a tilapia, no common name) - Uncertain Risk

Species that are considered uncertain risk need a more in-depth assessment beyond the Risk Summary to better define the species’ risk to U.S. environments.

Oreochromis ismailiaensis is a species of tilapia known only from one specimen caught in the Ismailia Canal, Egypt. O. ismailiaensis has a low overall climate match with the contiguous United States. There were areas of medium match in the Pacific Southwest. O. ismailiaensis is a prohibited species in Florida. The history of invasiveness is No Known Nonnative Population. There were no records of introductions found. The certainty of assessment is low due to a lack of information. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.